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Sikap Down Under

Written by: Heidiliza P. Cayanan Galindez Edited by: Ethelinda Punzalan Cayanan Date: 11-March-2005 It all started when Yonee and I said the most classical two words in the history of the matrimonial world, the words ‘I do’, in October 1997 in Sydney Australia. ‘I do’ to each other and ‘I do’ to the Australian lifestyle. …

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Trip to Molfsee

By: Chona Grepo Date: 13-Jul-2005 Guten Morgen! It is now Wednesday, July 13 past 10am here (4pm Manila). My second beautiful morning here in Molfsee near Kiel near Hamburg. If you would have the chance to browse through the map of Germany, I am now on northern tip. If you are holding a map of …

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Trip to Molfsee 2

By: Chona Grepo Date: 1-Aug-2005 July 11 marked my first week of stay in the northern tip of the province of Schleswig-Holstein (one of the 16 provinces of Germany). The capital city is Kiel. I stayed in the beautiful town of Molfsee. Scandinavian countries next to it are Denmark & Norway. Manang Edna, my hostess, …

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Visit to Yosemite

By: Reynaldo Cuyugan Date: 12-Aug-2005 I had always wanted to visit Yosemite valley. I never had the chance to do so during my long stay in California on self-exile during the martial law years. Most of my free time then were devoted to political work against the dictatorship. And even when I had the time …

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Letter from a Mountaineer

By: Rod Santos (Guest Correspondent) Date: 31-Jul-2005 Dear fellow Filipinos who happen to be mountaineers, I have loved green places and clean waters since I was a kid. Doubtless, like you, I have fond memories of summers spent swimming in swift flowing rivers and waking up to quiet sunrises in a barrio somewhere, far from …

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Castillo Family Camping

Article started by Sergs; finished and refined by Lynlyn Date: 31-Aug-2005 Lynlyn and I have been in several Sikap-Bundok climbs together, back in the ’90s, several times a year. That was before I moved here to the United States in 1997. A few months after I settled in, I managed to join a camping/trekking trip …

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Sikap-Bundok Down Under-Water

Sikap-Bundok Down Under-Water By: Hediliza P. Cayanan Galindez Edited by: Ethelinda P. Cayanan Date: 2 September 2005 Exploring the mountains around us in different parts of the world is as exhilarating as discovering the mountains beneath. Yes, Sikap-Bundok not only walks around and about. The group also captures life under the ocean. SCUBA Diving is …

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Conquering Patag Daku

Conquering Patag Daku By: Rio Cahambing Date: 2 February 2006 They were a bunch of scrawny young boys, some of them just nearing the age of eighteen. Most of them have not seen a mountain as big or as high. What lies in front of them looks imposing, forbidding, mysterious, and to some extent, inviting. …

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Climbing Mountains, Unearthing Dreams

Climbing Mountains, Unearthing Dreams By: Dimple Yap Date: 15 Feb 2006 Have you ever found yourself in a situation where your mind was telling your body to do a sport or a hobby that you’ve always loved to do and that you knew you could do, but then you hear your body suddenly talking back, …

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Quick getaway to Batulao

By: GEORGE and PURA ORDONA Date: October 2, 1994 The first line of a famous march song, “Over hill, over dale…,” aptly describes the type of terrain that characterizes Mount Batulao, a favorite destination of hikers, mountaineers and campers. Situated in Barrio Batulao, Nasugbu, Batangas, right after the boundary of Tagaytay, it can be reached …

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